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[quote=Anonymous]It's none of your concern, PP's, unless this is your nanny. If not, then don't comment if it bothers you so much that you're going to talk negatively about the OP and her post. It doesn't matter if YOU think it's neglect--all that matters is OP thought something seemed 'off' for the nanny to be so distracted like that, and felt compelled to say something here, just in case.

Maybe the parents have already talked to the nanny about being more hands-on, maybe they don't know she is doing other work while watching baby, maybe a lot of other scenarios.....again, if it's not YOUR nanny, why bother commenting??

Also, to the PP comparing her actions to those of a mom's: that's a moot point, really. If it WAS the mom (which I'm not saying couldn't have been the case, it could have), then so what? Nannies are not held to the same standard as moms are to their own children. With a mom's presence, you can almost always be confident of an inherent unconditional love that's there for the child (in most cases, obviously not all). Therefore, even on slightly distracted days where she is not fully present, we know the baby/child will be cared for. In some cases, yes, the mom's parenting skills are horrible and the child could benefit from more interaction/love/help/etc. But unless it's outright abuse, we can't do anything about that. However, with a nanny, we can! She can get fired and the parents can find a better childcare provider. In other 'nanny' cases where it's NOT outright abuse and there are behaviors present that are acceptable occasionally for a parent but not for a nanny, we DON'T know if that's the worst it gets or if the nanny's neglect turns into actual abuse when no one's around--hence, the importance of calling it to attention if one feels so compelled to do so.[/quote]

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